Big LV carrier will serve Buffalo

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Monday, June 19, 2000 | 11:28 a.m.

Southwest Airlines will announce the beginning of service to Buffalo, N.Y., at a news conference Tuesday -- expanding the pool of potential customers for Las Vegas hotel-casinos.

Airline officials would not say if direct service will be offered between Las Vegas and Buffalo, though any expansion by Southwest will make travel to Las Vegas cheaper either through direct or connecting flights.

Nor was it revealed how many flights per day will be offered to Buffalo, the 57th city on its flight list.

Currently, Southwest is the largest carrier operating out of Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport, with 154 flights daily. The carrier flies to 38 markets non-stop from Las Vegas, including Albany, N.Y., and Baltimore.